Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2018 |
referred to codes |
Jun 20, 2018 |
delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 18, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.1842 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 31, 2018 |
print number 5897a |
May 31, 2018 |
amend and recommit to transportation |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1655 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 05, 2017 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S5897A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2017-S5897 - Details
2017-S5897 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5897 REVISED MEMO 05/31/2017 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing and modifying the penalties associated with passing a stopped school bus by certain vehicles PURPOSE : To double the fines imposed on violators of section 1174, title 7, article 29, of the state Vehicle and Traffic Law who violate that statute while driving certain kinds of large vehicles. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends section 1174, title 7, article 29, of the state Vehicle and Traffic Law by doubling the penalty assessed when certain types of vehicles pass a stopped school bus. Section 2: States that the act shall take effect ninety days after this bill shall have become law. JUSTIFICATION : Our State's children are endangered every day by motorists who fail to stop for school buses that have their red lights flashing to indicate that children are boarding or leaving the bus. Data suggests that
2017-S5897 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5897 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing and modifying the penalties associated with passing a stopped school bus by certain vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1174 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: (c) Every person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of this section shall: for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than four hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of three years, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all of which were commit- ted within a period of three years, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. THE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM VALUES FOR FINES UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DOUBLED IF THE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE OR COMBINATION OF VEHICLES DESIGNED OR USED TO TRANSPORT PROPERTY OR PASSENGERS: 1. WHICH HAS A GVWR OF MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS; 2. WHICH HAS A GCWR OF MORE THAN TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND POUNDS, INCLUDING ANY TOWED UNIT WITH A GVWR OF MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND POUNDS; 3. TOTALING AT LEAST FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS, IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2017-S5897A (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S5897A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5897A SPONSOR: RITCHIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing and modifying the penalties associated with pass- ing a stopped school bus by certain vehicles PURPOSE: To establish higher fines imposed on violators of section 1174, title 7, article 29, of the state Vehicle and Traffic Law who violate that stat- ute while driving certain kinds of large vehicles. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends section 1174, title 7, article 29, of the state Vehi- cle and Traffic Law by establishing specific penalties to be assessed when certain types of vehicles pass a stopped school bus. Section 2: States that the act shall take effect on the first of Novem- ber next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
2017-S5897A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5897--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 5, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increasing and modifying the penalties associated with passing a stopped school bus by certain vehicles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 1174 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: (c) [Every] 1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION, EVERY person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of this section shall: for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than four hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of three years, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than six hundred dollars nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction of a third or subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of three years, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. 2. EVERY PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHILE OPERATING A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL: FOR A FIRST CONVICTION THEREOF, BE PUNISHED BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE HUNDRED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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